Geoffrey Rush and Susan Sarandon come to Broadway

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In this Oct. 19, 2007 file photo, Australian actor Geoffrey Rush poses during a photocall for the presentation of the film "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" at the Rome Film Festival. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca, file)

In this Oct. 19, 2007 file photo, Australian actor Geoffrey Rush poses during a photocall for the presentation of the film "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" at the Rome Film Festival. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca, file) (/ AP)

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Arthur Miller, Anton Chekhov and now Eugene Ionesco on Broadway this season.

Rush plays a monarch who has brought his country to ruin and Sarandon is his conniving first wife.

Previews begin March 7 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The adaptation is by Rush and Neil Armfield, who will also direct. The two worked on a critically praised production of the play in Australia in 2007.